HARTFORD — Bridgeport will receive $3 million in supplemental car tax reimbursement money from the state, according to the Office of Policy and Management.

“This will more accurately reflect motor vehicle taxes based on updated property values in Bridgeport that took a hit as a result of the Great Recession,” said Mayor Joe Ganim in a statement. “In a very difficult budget year, it is critical to capture every dollar that our taxpayers deserve.”

The city was eligible for the money after the state capped car taxes in 2018 at 39 mills. The budget allowed some towns with taxes above the cap to apply to OPM for extra funds to make up for the difference between the cap and their higher tax rate.

But Bridgeport, Hamden and Torrington sent a letter to OPM in January with concerns about being short-changed. The state was basing its reimbursement to Bridgeport on 42 mills, rather than the city’s current tax rate of 54 mills, according to Av Harris, Ganim’s legislative liaison.

“The Bridgeport delegation worked hard with lawmakers from Torrington and Hamden to secure $5 million in supplemental car tax reimbursement money,” said state representatives and senators from the city in a joint statement. Those towns will receive $603,276 and $856,025 respectively from OPM.